ExpressVPN Review - Fast, Secure, Reliable, and Feature-Rich

rich5544 · January 16, 2022, 3:42pm

Not sure what 115 means but if it is price, set your vpn to a US address and sign up that way.

TP-Dracoo · January 16, 2022, 3:44pm

I could do that, but using a Canadian credit card and PayPal will make it so that doesn’t work.

I would need a us card and a US subscription. It’s not a big deal to me as I have been with nord and a few others for a long time and I negotiate prices with everyone including express pia nord and so on

T83 · January 16, 2022, 4:07pm

I have 3 devices on ip vanish. Windows, fire tv, iOS. All three have different settings for max speed

Remy · January 16, 2022, 5:11pm

Thanks Troy, that does make me feel a little better. Kept thinking I was doing something wrong

Remy · January 17, 2022, 5:00am

Never have lost any speed with my IPVanish, so basically you are wrong on some level but not wrong for some.

rich5544 · January 17, 2022, 2:08pm

I have never known ANYONE who did not lose some speed when using a VPN. I think that is probably the biggest complaint about using a VPN. I think you said your download speed is 25Mbs so it may be hard to see the loss. Oh well, guess I know someone now. I wonder if there are others who have never lost any speed.

rich5544 · January 17, 2022, 2:12pm

Have you tried Nords new Nordlynx Protocol? Just curious about what others think.

MCat · January 17, 2022, 2:48pm

rich5544 · January 17, 2022, 3:18pm

If you only got 20Mbs out of a possible 100Mbs, I would be switching providers, too. I don’t use a firestick, but 85 out of a possible 100Mbs is only a 15% loss. Doesn’t sound bad for a VPN.

Remy · January 17, 2022, 9:16pm

I think the speed changes do apply to those who have higher speeds. But for me I’m stuck in the Twilight Zone of download speeds

Miki · January 18, 2022, 12:21pm

I switched from IPVanish to Express VPN because IPV impacted my download speeds so badly. I tested every single combination and 10 different locations, took me about an hour. When Troy did the ExpressVPN review I bought my own sub. I had been using a friends to test it for a while. With the latest update I ran 3 different speed tests using it and my go to location. Without the VPN on I get 77MBs down connected to my IP in Mexico, with the VPN on and connected to a server in Dallas I got 77MBs down. That’s more than enough for 8K gaming if I had a powerful enough device.

Streaming429 · February 22, 2023, 4:17pm

I really like Express. It works so well for me on all of our devices. SS was my #1 for a long time until they won’t address the issue I’m still having. SS updated on my iOS this morning and it takes 3-4 times to connect. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled. Just my personal opinion it seems things have degraded with them. Not sure if it’s due to price and guessing a ton of people are using it. I won’t give up though and will continue to keep trying to use it. I’ll run it until my problem(s) develop and then I switch to Express until the aggravation goes away and try again

Edit I guess I’m not the only one. This is from SS Discord just now I found

AMD237 · February 22, 2023, 4:57pm

I think Express is terrific. It is more expensive, so that may draw people away, and also the limited devices is a drawback for that price. I have SS slightly ahead of Express for my faves just because of the extra features, but you can’t go wrong with Express. Great VPN.

Streaming429 · February 22, 2023, 5:34pm

I like them both a lot but SS had been giving me a headache as of late. Too many funky things going on and after 3 CS chats, nothing has been done

AMD237 · February 22, 2023, 5:40pm

SS still working great for me (knock on wood). The only thing that keeps me from extending my SS sub is the Nord situation. Since Nord owns SS, it is a bit concerning that their issue has dragged on this long.